Album Notes

Nick Stoubis has been performing and touring professionally since his early teens. Early in his career, he played on bills throughout Canada with artists including: Nazareth, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (B.T.O.), Trooper, Prism, Barney Bental, and Lee Aaron. Upon moving to Los Angeles in the early nineties, he attended the Musicians Institute, where he graduated with top honors and was a nominee for "Outstanding Graduate." Nick continued his studies at the University of Southern California, where he completed his bachelor of music and master of music degrees. Alongside his numerous academic honors, Nick was recipient of the "Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate" awards at the conclusion of both his degrees.

Currently Nick keeps an active professional career as a performer, composer, session-player, transcriber, author and educator. He is a senior full-time lecturer at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA and a senior instructor in the degree program at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. He has coauthored a guitar instructional book and just completed a solo instrumental Greek music recording for Aegis Infinity Records.

His new album A.I.R. features his compositions and virtuosity on the Greek bouzouki and guitar. The music on this release pays tribute to his upbringing and Greek heritage while combining it with his diverse and unique musical background.